Arab League’s more sanctions to Assad, Syria civilians still suffering with non-stop killings - Taiwan News Online
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Arab foreign ministers called Thursday for Syria to agree to admit international monitors within 24 hours or face economic sanctions, due to the bloodiest non-stop killings from President Bashar al-Assad, while activists reported new clashes between army troops and defectors that left 29 dead across the country.
“Protection of civilians in Syria is an increasingly urgent and important aspect of responding to the events in country,” said Maja Kocijancic, a European Union spokeswoman, in a statement.
The announcement from the Arab League ministers came after theEuropean Union said Thursday that safeguarding civilians against President Bashar al-Assad’s ferocious crackdown had become a priority.
The league said that if Syria refused to admit the monitors, it would meet again on Saturday to discuss sanctions that could include the suspension of all trade except for essential humanitarian goods, a ban on flights to Syria, a travel ban on Syrian officials, and the freezing of all transactions with the central bank and of all Arab economic projects under way in Syria.
Under a November 2 Arab League initiative, Syria agreed to withdraw troops from urban centres, release political prisoners, start a dialogue with the opposition and allow monitors and international media into the country.
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